St. Peter’s Health Partners’ free cancer screening for firefighters in Cohoes was featured in a story on WTEN/News10. The screening was part of a pilot program aimed at raising awareness about the cancer risk firefighters face as a result of battling fires. […]
Anne Lawton, BSN, RN, NCTTP, of SPHP’s Cancer Care Center, speaks to WRGB about the increased cancer risk faced by firefighters. […]
St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) screened more than two dozen firefighters for cancer during a free health check held at the Cohoes Fire Department. […]
If you smoke, the most important step you can take to avoid or reduce your risk for lung cancer is to stop. This year the Great American SmokeOut (GASO) is on November 18 and is a great time to consider quitting your tobacco habit. […]
Anne Lawton, community outreach nurse at St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 for their story on “No Menthol Sunday.” “No Menthol Sunday,” which takes place on May 16, is a campaign that brings awareness to the harm menthol cigarettes do, particularly to the African American community. From the story: The vast majority, up to 90% of Black smokers, smoke menthol cigarettes. Tobacco companies have targeted young people and Black neighborhoods in marketing campaigns. A tactic that has been used for 70 years, according to the CDC. “So our Black communities were disproportionately burdened by these marketing campaigns,” Lawton said. Tobacco use contributes to the three leading causes of death for Black Americans: heart disease, stroke, and cancer said the CDC. “It’s so much to blame in lung cancer, bladder cancer, head neck cancers, there are at least 16 different cancers that it plays a role in,” said Lawton. … St. Peter’s Health Partners’ virtual smoking cessation program, The Butt Stops Here, will be offered for free beginning May 17. Registration is available […]
The month of February is full of hearts and lace as we embrace the iconic valentines, but let us not leave out our real heart! Healthy eating habits benefit the heart, of course, but they are also good for prevention of disease, including cancer. […]
February is National Cancer Prevention Month. Do you know all the ways you can take action to reduce your risk? […]
“Procrastination is Cancer’s Breast Friend.” September 25 and October 3 are St. Peter’s Health Partners‘ fall mammogram days, and we are offering FREE Mammograms to employees and their spouses. […]
The non-profit organization, To Life!, has awarded Anne Lawton, RN, community outreach nurse with the St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center, the Extra Mile Award. […]
Spectrum News interviewed Mark Osborn, M.D., Chief of Pediatrics for St. Peter’s Hospital, and a provider with St. Peter’s Children’s Health Center, and radiation oncologist Duncan Savage, M.D., of St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center, about the dangers HPV poses to children. […]
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